When I was first approached…Betterhelp/Zane And Heath…. to possibly team up with them on a youtube series one of the things that was really essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what topics I chose to provide and likewise you know my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they generally stated you understand we trust you as a clinical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and talk about what you understand and one of the things that I actually wanted to address is the truth that I’m not simply here to say that online treatment is the answer for whatever you know I believe it can be incredibly handy for many people I’ve seen it myself working with individuals from a few months approximately over a year and I seen how being able to message and also have video sessions with somebody is really a it
practically improves the the therapeutic experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals in person and I thoroughly enjoy that and there are people that I see there that I wouldn’t consider seeing online either they wouldn’t be appropriate we would not have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply would not feel comfy and and that’s fine those 2 things can both hold true and I believe one of the things that I want to start to have people think of exists’s a place for both online and offline therapy it is actually a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you but also what’s most proper for you with the help of an expert when I discuss particular therapy styles or methods as being appropriate for you what I indicate by that is that it would be the best technique for
the particular issue that you’re handling and I believe that one of the concerns that a lot of individuals have is that online counseling is attempting to change offline counseling and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had numerous discussions with the founder of where he has actually pointed out that his audience isn’t to take on brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or certified specialists out of business his mission is to supply psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter the treatment office and I 100% support that mission and I think it is essential and we have a problem with access
to mental healthcare in this nation and is one solution as our other online business I was pointing out earlier that there are things that I personally think that online therapy is better for or offline therapy is better for and I’ve in fact I’ve actually discussed this in other settings since it is something I feel quite passionate about and I need to say that my viewpoint has been popular by business like in terms of ideally how they how they deal with individuals that provide for care so I just wanted to invest a couple of minutes speaking about my own is my own personal opinion about the things that are most proper for online versus offline therapy so in my view I see online therapy as a terrific location for individuals who are battling with tough life transitions for scenarios where they’re experiencing more tension than typical for circumstances where you know they have a very well-defined issue with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is really structured can can benefit them which treatment due to the fact that it’s not as interpersonal as others is perfect for online therapy since it includes a lot of research it includes worksheets it includes finding out particular abilities and strategies so mild milder disorders like mild stress and anxiety mild depression modification disorders even PTSD as long as like the individual has gotten care initially elsewhere these are all things that can be resolved through online therapy you understand think about somebody who has a agoraphobia and maybe they reach out to a counselor from their house because they can’t leave their home and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are truly frightened of being caught and trapped in a place where they might have an anxiety attack therefore essentially they begin to restrict their activities and limit their activities until much of them can’t leave their home without really feeling substantial distress so if someone like that is at house and they can connect through their computer system and connect to a counselor that’s an excellent initial step is that going to treat them never since agoraphobia to be effectively treated needs that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume regular activities and sometimes that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that process obviously online therapists are going to have the ability to do that but could they be the bridge that got that person who hesitates to leave their home from that preliminary supportive technique to therapy where they can in fact have a much better life 100% and this is what the gap that aims to fill with their services my point to this to this particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I want to plainly interact that anything that I share with you is going to be fully from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more importantly what I believe is as just a human being on this earth attempting to do the very best that I can therefore I I will not tell you that something is appropriate that I do not believe is appropriate I will not show you that online counseling is the cure-all for everything because I don’t believe that and so you can constantly expect to hear my sincere viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video interesting and valuable if you did please like it below and feel free to sign up for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing increasingly more videos on a range of various mental health topics and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or resolve in an upcoming video